Jake Jarvis http://jakejarvis.com/ jakejarvis@gmail.com EDUCATION: Tufts University – Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science August 2011 – Present University of Rochester August 2010 – May 2011 Ridge High School – Graduated with a 3.98 GPA September 2006 – June 2010 Carnegie Mellon University – Summer Study in Programming & Calculus June 2009 – August 2009 SKILLS: • Coding: Java, C, C++, Objective-­‐C, PHP, MySQL, Ruby, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, ASP, Visual Basic • OS: Mac OS X, Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Cent OS, Fedora), Unix • Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office, iLife, . Symantec Ghost, Final Cut Pro, Avid Pro Tools WORK: iD Tech Camps Lead Instructor June 2011 – August 2013 • Responsible for instructing children ages 8-­‐17 in various subjects including iOS app development in Objective-­‐C, Java/C++ programming, graphic design, web design, game creation, and video production • Acted as a camp counselor and activity leader for overnight campers Tufts University Faculty Technology Support September 2011 – January 2012 Assisted t
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• Repaired website bugs and deployed Windows and Novell compatibility patches across the district comprised of six public schools with over 450 faculty members and 5,600 students combined • Supported faculty with MS Office, printers, viruses, and general troubleshooting and assistance Independent web developer January 2007 – Present • Created and marketed several web applications, including: • Courses (Purchased by Cramster.com in late 2007) • Facebook application used by over 200,000 users to organize discussions and homework help • Utilized advanced database techniques to improve efficiency for a large audience • Middio • Aggregated tens of thousands of licensed music videos and made them searchable by artist, title, lyrics, and related songs • Audio • Facebook application used by over 25,000 users to upload songs • Learned about data compression and database optimization through storing and indexing tens of thousands of audio files Jake Jarvis CampTech Computer Center Instructor December 2006 – August 2008 • Assisted with teen summer classes on the Macromedia Studio software (Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks), HTML, GameMaker, Animation Master, Geometer's Sketchpad, and others • Worked one-­‐on-­‐one with students in more advanced C++ and Visual Basic private lessons • Supervised children during non-­‐class time (meals, video game competitions, etc.) and birthday parties Liberty Corner Computing Instructor June 2003 – October 2006 • Mentored children, teens, and adults in basics of using a computer, game creation, graphic design, HTML, and advanced programming languages (PHP, Visual Basic, Java) • Managed website and created a back-­‐end management system for easy use by staff • Developed courses and camp curriculum to teach programming and graphic design • Assisted customers in troubleshooting hardware and software issues with their personal computers VOLUNTEER WORK: Courage to Connect NJ, Long Hill, NJ • Developed a comprehensive website to promote a non-­‐profit organization in New Jersey • Created tools to organize New Jersey citizens by municipality and made it easy for non-­‐profit administrators to contact participants • Accessible at couragetoconnectnj.org The National K-­‐12 Ceramic Exhibition Foundation, Bridgewater, NJ • Revised existing code to allow the foundation to accept and manage contest entries through an intuitive front-­‐end interface and a custom back-­‐end CMS • Accessible at k12clay.org Pilgrim Congregational Church, Warren, NJ • Created and designed the church’s website using WordPress • Updated the calendar once a month with new events and added photos from past events • Accessible at pilgrimcc.com PRESS: 10 Tech Whizzes Under 20 (AOL Switched — July 2009) http://www.switched.com/2009/07/23/10-­‐tech-­‐whizzes-­‐under-­‐20/ The new Facebook is on a roll (Fortune Magazine — June 2007) http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/01/technology/facebookplatform.fortune/index.htm
Your Next Client? The CEO's Son (Advertising Age — May 2007) http://adage.com/smallagency/post?article_id=116723 Facebook App of the Day: Powncer (The Lab With Leo Laporte [G4techTV] — August 2007) http://jakejarvis.com/powncer.mov QuickTime Video -­‐ 8.8 MB References available upon request.